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SXUS43 KARX 022101
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2025

WIZ017-030915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE            WED 07/02/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4
SFC WGUST 14 12 11 10  8  8  7  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  7  8  8  8  9  9  9

1KFT WDIR NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  8  7  7  6  6  6  7  8  9 10  9  7  5  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  5  5  6
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10  9  9  7  6  5  6  7
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 10 10  9  9  9

SKY COVER SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
 POP6HR   |        20       |        18       |        12       |        6


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  20 20 20 17 17 18 17 17 18 15 13 14 13 10  9  6  3  2  2  3  5  9  9 10
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  2 2025..........SUNRISE   5:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   5:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:48 PM CDT

FTUS80 KAUW 022003 AAA
KAUW 022002Z 0220/0318 28007KT P6SM SCT050
      TEMPO 0220/0224 5SM -TSRA BKN050CB
     FM030200 30002KT P6SM SCT250
     FM031000 VRB02KT 6SM BR SCT250
      TEMPO 0310/0313 2SM BR SCT005
     FM031300 09003KT P6SM SKC
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ044-030915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE            WED 07/02/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  4  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 12 12 12 10  8  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  4  5  4  5  6  7  8  9  9 10

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
1KFT WSPD  9  9 10 10  9  8  8  8 10 12 13 15 16 17 17 15 12  8  4  3  3  4  4  5
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
3KFT WSPD 11 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 13 12 11 10  8  7  6  5  4  4  5
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W
6KFT WSPD 11 12 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 11 10  9  9  8  8  8  9  9 10 10  8

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        12       |        10       |        11       |        19


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  12 14 14 12 11 11 11 11 11  9  8  9 11 10  9  6  5  6  8  9 10 13 18 22
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  2 2025..........SUNRISE   522 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   523 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT

FTUS53 KMSN 021727
KMSN 021725Z 0218/0318 28008KT P6SM SCT050
     FM030200 26003KT P6SM FEW250
     FM031500 21005KT P6SM SCT060
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

MNZ087-030915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE            WED 07/02/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  5  4  3  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  7  7  7
SFC WGUST  9  9  9  9  7  8  7  7  7  8  8  7  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 13 13 13

1KFT WDIR  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  9  8  7  7  8 11 13 15 17 18 19 19 18 16 13 10  7  5  4  5  7  9 10 10
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 11 11 11 10 10 10  9  8  7  6  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  6  7  9 10 11 11
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 16 15 14 13 12 10  9  9  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  8  9  9 10 10  9  9  9  9

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        12       |        13       |        13       |        21


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   9  9 11 12 13 15 14 13 13 13 13 16 19 16 14  7  0  0  0  3  4 11 16 21
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  2 2025..........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT

FTUS80 KRST 021721 RRP
KRST 021720Z 0218/0318 25007KT P6SM SCT050
     FM030100 21005KT P6SM SCT100
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ041-030915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE            WED 07/02/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD   4  4  5  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4
SFC WGUST 10 10  9  8  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  7  8  9 10 10 10

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 11 14 16 17 18 17 16 14 12  9  5  3  3  5  7  8  8
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 10  8  6  5  4  4  4  5  6  6  7  8  8
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 12 14 16 17 17 16 14 13 11 10  9  8  7  7  6  7  7  8  9  8  7  6  6  6

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        12       |        11       |        10       |        21


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  18 18 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 10  9  9 11 10 11  9  8  4  1  7  8 12 17 21
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  2 2025..........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT

FTUS80 KLSE 021721 RRL
KLSE 021720Z 0218/0318 24005KT P6SM SCT050
     FM030100 20003KT P6SM FEW100
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

IAZ019-030915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE            WED 07/02/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR  SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   6  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  8  8
SFC WGUST 10 10  9  8  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  9 10 11 12 12 12

1KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
1KFT WSPD  9  9  8  8  9 10 11 13 15 16 16 14 13 12 10  9  8  6  6  7  8  9  9  9
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
3KFT WSPD 11 11 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10  9
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 13 12 12 11 10  8  7  6  6  6  7  8  9  9 10 10 11 12 12 11 10  9  9  9

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        23       |        20       |        29       |        19


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER   5  9 17 24 23 21 20 19 17 18 19 23 26 29 33 22 11  9  7  9 10 12 16 21
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  2 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT

FTUS53 KALO 021736
KALO 021733Z 0218/0318 24008KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250
     FM030100 18005KT P6SM FEW250 PROB30 0305/0311 6SM -SHRA
      BKN070
     FM031600 19007KT P6SM FEW045 SCT220
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$

WIZ061-030915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2025


DATE            WED 07/02/25       /
CDT       4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P

SFC WDIR   W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
SFC WSPD   5  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  5
SFC WGUST 11 10  9  9  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  6  5  6  6  7  8  8  9 10 11 11 11

1KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S SW
1KFT WSPD  9  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  6  7  8  8  8
3KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW
3KFT WSPD 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  8
6KFT WDIR  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
6KFT WSPD 11 12 12 13 13 14 13 11  9  7  6  6  6  7  8  9  9 10 10 10  9  9  9  9

SKY COVER SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
 POP6HR   |        17       |        15       |        21       |        21


PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
 THUNDER  19 18 12 19 19 20 17 15 12 12 12 12 11 20 29 24 19 14 10  8 11 14 18 22
 FOG       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  2 2025..........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
JULY  3 2025..........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT

FTUS43 KDVN 021720
TAFDBQ
TAF
KDBQ 021720Z 0218/0318 28007KT P6SM SCT060
     FM030200 21003KT P6SM SCT100=
&&

SFC.....SURFACE.  1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).

NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY

THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.

$$